Workmen's advocate., 1887-03-12
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 The general executive board of the Knights of Labor last week com pleted negotiations for the purchase of new and permanent headquarters for the order in Philadel phia.
 The residence which has been va cated for the general executive board is considered one of the handsomest in the city. The building is of brown stone, four stories high, with frontage of about forty feet, with two-story brick stable, which is fitted up in modern style, with stalls, har- ness room, storage rooms and dwell- ing apartments for attendants.
 The board has also purchased the real property, furniture, furnishings and fixtures of the building. The building is entered by a broad flight of brown stone steps, on either side of which is q heavy stone hand rail. Above the heavy walnut double doors is small stone balcony, upon which one of the second-story win dows opens. There are two large windows on each side of the door, and the entry separates two rooms, the width of each of which is about fifteen feet. The entry is carpeted with Wilton carpet and likewise the stairs, which lead to large stained glass window representing the four seasons. The balusters are of carved wood of unusual thickness, and the newel post is surmounted by a bronze. The room on the south, which was the parlor, is carpeted with hand-woven satin and lined car pet that was made especially in Brussels. The room is about forty feet long, and contains three large mirrors framed in handsomely carved wa hut. The mantels are in- laid with marble, fine lace curtains and ornamented hangings decorate the windows, and the walls are fires coed with elaborate designs. In this room are three immense old-gold satin tufted battings, one of which, on the southern wall, covers q sur face of probably twenty feet square. They are several inches deep, and are bordered with coored satin hangings. Some of the wood carv- ings about the mirriors are elaborate. This room, which is to be occupied by General Secretary Charles H. Litchman and his corps of assist ants, many of whom are ladies, is partly separated from small recep- tion room, about twelve by fifteen feet in dimensions, by huge veneered and highly polished double columns. A magnificent chandelier is one of the features of this small room. The reception room opens again, through sliding doors with plate-glass win dows, upon what was formerly the picture gallery. The gallery is about forty feet long. The floor is ,ifl}aid with hard wood. Around this room, as around all others in the house, there is solid marble wainscoating about three feet deep.
 On the north side of the entrance there is a room which was formerly occupied as a library. It Is hand somely frescoed, and is partly divi- ded by polished walnut columns. It is carpeted with Administer and contains three stationary book cases, two large mirrors and handmade lace curtains, with red plush hang ings. There are two open fire places in the room with imitation logs, through which gas is burned, and around them are handsome brass mounted steel fire dogs" There are a number of large windows and easy chairs, covered with red velvet, together with a massive sofa uphol- stered Ill the same way, which ex- tends distance of ten feet along the southern wall and is rounded to it a